District of Sikkim

North District: 43,709 people, one story

People
43,709
Area
4,226 km²
Literacy
78.01%
Sex ratio
767
#1 in SikkimScheduled Tribes: 65.7 % of people. Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →#1 in SikkimArea: 4,226 km². Rank 1 of 4 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in SikkimPopulation density: 10 per km². Rank 4 of 4.See the numbers →Lowest in SikkimSex ratio: 767 females per 1000 males. Rank 4 of 4.See the numbers →

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North DistrictSikkim

The history, places and schemes of North District are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

North District in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population43,709#4/4 in Sikkim
Area4,226 km²#1/4 in Sikkim
Population density10 per km²#4/4 in Sikkim▼ state 86
Sex ratio767 females per 1000 males#4/4 in Sikkim▼ state 890
Child sex ratio (0–6)929 girls per 1000 boys#4/4 in Sikkim▼ state 957
Literacy rate78.01%#3/4 in Sikkim▼ state 81.42
Female literacy70.97%#3/4 in Sikkim▼ state 75.61
Urban population10.6%#3/4 in Sikkim▼ state 25.2

People & society

78.0% can read. 767 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.386.6
Female literacy
71.075.6
Scheduled Castes
2.24.6
Scheduled Tribes
65.733.8
Living in towns
10.625.2

Gender literacy gap: 12.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 34.1%
  • Muslim 1.9%
  • Christian 6.1%
  • Sikh 1.9%
  • Buddhist 53.3%
  • Other / not stated 2.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    41 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    23,359 workers, 53.4% of all people

    This district
    Sikkim
    • Cultivators 31.3%
    • Farm labourers 9.7%
    • Household industry 1.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 57.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 58% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.570.2
      Latrine at home
      50.666.1
      Tap water
      47.064.7
      LPG / PNG
      17.231.3
      Phone
      45.255.3
      Television
      30.841.5
      Bicycle
      0.50.7
      Two-wheeler
      1.82.1

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.